Boredom is Grant's comfort zone. A night shift at an isolated facility, monitoring empty corridors, collecting a steady paycheck—it's exactly what he wants until Subject B-31 arrives. Blue-skinned and achingly beautiful, she defies classification as anything remotely human. Staff members call her Batty, amused by her oversized ears and the ethereal way she suspends herself by her tail. Rules are explicit: no contact, no empathy, no acknowledgment of her personhood. He's instructed to view her as experimental data, ignore the sorrow etched across her features, and look away from the desperate hunger burning in those scarlet eyes. He chooses to break every rule. His attempted rescue spirals into something unexpected—an abduction conducted entirely by her. Subject B-31 is Princess Sykora of the Taiikari Empire, commander of the voidship Black Pike patrolling the imperial frontier. Grant finds himself navigating a treacherous realm of conspiring nobles, ruthless enemies, and the shadowed politics of the Taiikari Imperial Court. He must adapt quickly or face the consequences. The Princess of the Void sees something far different in Grant than a savior—she sees a husband. And she isn't requesting permission.